Synopsis of tests with various media used for growing C. bombi in culture (see Information S1) for details on the composition of media), after [38].

1FBS: Fetal Bovine Serum (Biological Industries, K Beth Haemek, Israel). FBS could not be replaced by horse serum, or calf serum, as cells agglutinated and perished in these alternatives.2Composition of media can be found in the following references.- Grace (Gibco 11605) [68], developed for insect cell cultures.- SDM-79 [69], used for cultivation of pro-cyclic forms of Trypanosoma brucei.- SM [70], used for cultivation of trypanosomatids.